Congratulations to Heather Golding, who has claimed a maiden UK Sudoku Championship. Heather finished 15 of the set of 17 mind-bending sudoku puzzles within 2 hours in a strong performance, and now qualifies for the UK team at the World Sudoku Championships later this year in Sofia. Joining Heather on the team is runner-up Mark Goodliffe, who very narrowly beat off competition from Neil Zussman and Michael Collins.

A full list of UK results can be found here. Full details of the UK team to compete at the World Championships have been announced here.

The championship was also open to international participation, and was contested by the world's elite. A total of 11 participants successfully finished the set of 17 puzzles, with Kota Morinishi of Japan putting in a dominant performance to top the table. Congratulations Kota!